Tourism Federation of Armenia, National Center of Folk Music and  Dance start cooperation 

ArmInfo.The Tourism Federation announced the start of cooperation with the National Center of Folk  Music and Dance. The corresponding agreement was signed between the Chairman of the Federation Mekhak Apresyan and the head of the National Center Armen Sargsyan.

As it was stated on June 3 during a press conference, within the  framework of cooperation it is envisaged that the tour packages will  include concert programs of the National Center, which will  contribute to the popularization and internationalization of Armenian  folk art.

Armen Sarkissian said that this year work is already underway to  prepare events for 2025, which is necessary to prepare tour packages.  In total, according to him, 60 events are being prepared, including  festivals, anniversary evenings, etc.

Apresyan, in turn, emphasized that one of the most important tasks  facing the domestic tourism industry today is to effectively use the  available resource. <Today we use only 10-20% of the potential we  have.  Therefore, it is necessary to do everything to turn this  resource into a product and realize it, which will have both an  economic, cultural and social effect," the head of the Federation  emphasized.

The National Center for Folk Music and Dance was established on  December 14, 2022 in Yerevan. The main and important goal of the  organization is to carry out joint cultural activities in the field  of folk music and dance, in particular, the preservation and  development of traditions of performing arts, the formation and  satisfaction of the spiritual needs of society, the provision of  valuable artistic results, internationalization, increasing public  authority, familiarizing the cultural community with Armenian folk  art. The Center includes the State Ensemble of Armenia "Altunyan"  (1938), the State Ensemble of Dance of Armenia (1958), the State  Orchestra of National Instruments of Armenia (2005), the State  Ensemble of Dance "Berekamutyun" (1987), the State Ethnographic  Ensemble "Akunk" "(1974).